Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ocean Springs Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,210
100.0%
Speak only English
15,151
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,059
6.5%
Spanish
334
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
201
60.2%
Speak English "well"
90
26.9%
Speak English "not well"
43
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
198
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
181
91.4%
Speak English "well"
17
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
457
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
286
62.6%
Speak English "well"
116
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
55
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
90.0%
Speak English "well"
7
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,210
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,059
6.5%
5 to 17 years
223
1.4%
18 to 64 years
777
4.8%
65 years and over
59
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
328
2.0%
5 to 17 years
77
0.5%
18 to 64 years
234
1.4%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
59
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,018
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
157
1.0%
5 to 17 years
47
0.3%
18 to 64 years
110
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
